PKR plunges by over 14 paisa against USD

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By MG News | August 22, 2024 at 04:32 PM GMT+05:00

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August 22, 2024 (MLN): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) depreciated by 14.51 paisa or 0.05% against the US dollar in Thursday's interbank session to settle the trade at PKR 278.67 per USD, compared to previous closing of 278.52.

Throughout the day, the currency saw an intraday high (bid) of 278.75 and a low (ask) of 278.55.

In the open market, exchange companies quoted the dollar at 279.08 for buying and 280.00 for selling.

In comparison to major currencies, PKR lost 1.05 rupees against the Euro, closing at 310.65 compared to the previous value of 309.59.

The British Pound became expensive by 2.5 rupees closing at 365.1 compared to 362.6 from a day ago.

The Swiss franc saw gains of 2.6 rupees, closing at 328.04 compared to 325.44 from the previous session.

Against the Japanese Yen, PKR lost 1.02 paisa, closing at 1.9165 versus 1.9063 a day ago.

The Chinese Yuan gained 3.1 paisa, closing at 39.06 against 39.03 from the previous session.

The Saudi Riyal closed at 74.27 with a gain of 3.87 paisa from its value of 74.23 a day ago.

The U.A.E Dirham increased in value by 4.06 paisa from 75.87 a day ago to 75.83.

During the current financial year, PKR has depreciated against the Dollar by 32.82 paisa or 0.12%. While the current calendar year has seen PKR appreciate by 3.19 rupees or 1.15%.

In the Money Market, the benchmark 6 Month Karachi Interbank Bid and Offer rates dropped by 63 bps to 17.69% and 17.94%.

This drop follows yesterday's auction, which saw a decline of up to 148 basis points, strengthening prospects for further monetary easing.

Performance Summary

Currency Aug 22, 2024 Aug 21, 2024 Change 1 Month FYTD CYTD 1 Day 7 Day 1 Month MTD FYTD CYTD
USD 278.6694 278.5243 -0.1451 -0.2622 -0.3282 3.1913 -0.05% 0.01% -0.09% 0.03% -0.12% 1.15%
EUR 310.6468 309.5936 -1.0532 -7.8512 -12.9608 0.8515 -0.34% -1.21% -2.53% -2.97% -4.17% 0.27%
GBP 365.0988 362.5968 -2.502 -5.4663 -13.178 -6.5016 -0.69% -1.92% -1.5% -2% -3.61% -1.78%
CHF 328.0394 325.4359 -2.6035 -15.1345 -18.6338 7.0304 -0.79% -1.88% -4.61% -3.56% -5.68% 2.14%
JPY 1.9165 1.9063 -0.0102 -0.1308 -0.1867 0.073 -0.53% -1.24% -6.82% -3.39% -9.74% 3.81%
SAR 74.2683 74.2296 -0.0387 -0.0462 -0.0736 0.8945 -0.05% 0.01% -0.06% 0.04% -0.1% 1.2%
AED 75.8728 75.8322 -0.0406 -0.0735 -0.0924 0.8699 -0.05% 0.01% -0.1% 0.02% -0.12% 1.15%
CNY 39.0627 39.0317 -0.031 -0.7889 -0.7575 0.5687 -0.08% -0.33% -2.02% -1.21% -1.94% 1.46%

52 Week Performance

Currency High Low Trading Band % Since High % Since Low High Date Low Date Days Since High Days Since Low
USD 276.835 307.1 30.265 -0.66% 10.2% 16-Oct-23 05-Sep-23 311 352
EUR 291.618 332.701 41.083 -6.13% 7.1% 16-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 311 357
GBP 337.032 387.972 50.9401 -7.69% 6.27% 16-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 311 357
CHF 306.458 347.163 40.7049 -6.58% 5.83% 13-Oct-23 31-Aug-23 314 357
JPY 1.851 2.1004 0.2494 -3.42% 9.6% 16-Oct-23 01-Sep-23 311 356
SAR 73.8029 81.8703 8.0674 -0.63% 10.24% 16-Oct-23 05-Sep-23 311 352
AED 75.3681 83.6089 8.2408 -0.67% 10.2% 16-Oct-23 05-Sep-23 311 352
CNY 37.8634 42.0637 4.2003 -3.07% 7.68% 16-Oct-23 01-Sep-23 311 356

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